After UFC 276, against Jarred Cannonier, Israel Adesanya heard several boos from the crowd for having put up a lukewarm fight; middleweight champion says the Brazilian is chasing him
After UFC 276, between Jarred Cannonier and Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian had to deal with the boos of the crowd for having put up a lukewarm fight. However, he’s already well-known for not taking home a slur, and defending his middleweight belt in the event’s main event, he didn’t mince words to criticize fans’ opinion of his performance in the ring.
According to him, the fans do not know what they are seeing and only hope that the big names in the sport lose. “F*** them. These guys have been here since 3pm. They’re all drunk. They don’t know what a real fight is. I’ve said it before: all great fighters get to this point.” started the fighter.
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“I saw it when I was just a fan. I remember the Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre fights where I was like, ‘It was a fantastic fight!’ and people booed them. People booed GSP, one of the greatest of all time. I thought, ‘What are you idiots watching?’ With Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather it’s the same thing.” continued Adesanya.
“You’re a giant, and people just want to see you lose. That’s all that matters. If it’s not a spectacular performance, it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s not even that good.’ Jared knows I’m a great fighter, and I’ve also given him the same credit.” said the champion, who despite everything he said, acknowledged that he didn’t fight to the best of his ability.
Adesanya insisted on extolling his quality as a fighter, saying that despite his below average performance in the duel, he managed to beat an opponent considered by him as very dangerous. For the Nigerian, what was missing was being able to fit the strongest blows, since the initials were working well.
“I’m much better. I’ve said it before: on my worst day, I can kill the best opponent. I call it suicide. Tonight I was off. My coach, Eugene Bareman, told me, ‘The people who really know you , your teammates, your family, they know you got off tonight'”, opined.
“I couldn’t find my strong punches, my kicks. The opening punches – jabs and leg kicks – were working, but I was trying to find the stronger ones. He was adapting well. It wasn’t just me against him. what I was doing were great. I would attack, reach his body, his legs, and he would adjust and move away. I also managed to get away from him.”analyzed.
Adesanya vs Alex Poatan
When asked if his next fight would be against the Brazilian, the champion confirmed it, and said that he pursues him because he knows he is still the king of the UFC. The Nigerian also took the opportunity to warn and send a message to his rival about the danger he represents when his back is against the wall.
“This is the next fight. I saw his fight. It was a good fight. But Sean Strickland should have focused on his job like I told him to. of a drama. As I said, my life is a movie, it’s like an anime”, pointed.
“I’m going to face a guy who beat me at kickboxing, and now he’s still chasing me because he knows I’m still the king, and he wants to take that away from me. You see what happens when I’m up against the wall, when I really have this pressure – I put pressure on myself, I have pressure on me too. So yeah, I’m looking forward to fighting him. How soon, we’ll find out.” warned.
Fragile?
In an interview with “Submission Radio”, Eugene Bareman, Adesanya’s coach, said he felt a certain ‘hassle’ of the UFC itself when trying to fit a duel between his pupil and Poatan precisely to promote himself in the face of the rivalry between them, and with that, attract more public. According to him, if the Brazilian had more challenges, the chance would be greater that a stumble would prevent him from reaching the top of the category.
“They need to get Pereira to Israel as soon as possible. Because obviously Pereira has a lot of weaknesses, and if they wait too long, those vulnerabilities will be exposed, and then there’s no fight. Israel would love this fight. I think he wants the fight, he He’s the champion, he’s the man who puts himself in a position where he can choose what he wants to do. So I wouldn’t be surprised if that was the next fight.”pointed.
Source: sportbuzz
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